Scientific Name	Megachasma pelagios   Pronounce			by: ©Kaewnuratchadasorn, Pattarajit
Author	Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983	Depth	5 - 1000M
Chinese	巨口鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	巨口鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F019　Megachasmidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大口鯊
Max Length	709 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大沙、大口鯊、巨口鮫
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	About 42 kilometers northeast of Kahuku Point, Oahu Island, Hawaii Islands, 21°51'N, 157°46'W, depth about 165 meters
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Reference	Fishbase(2005)  Taylor, L. R., Jr., L. J. V. Compagno etc. 1983 Leighton R. Taylor, L. J. V. Compagno, etc. 1983 Last, P.R. etc. 1994 Castro, J.I. etc. 1997 Itabashi, Y. etc. 1997 Nagasawa, K. etc. 1997 Nakaya, K. etc. 1997 Takada, K. etc. 1997 Compagno L. J. V. 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0071582. ASIZP0806183. ASIZP0806971. ASIZP0915911. ASIZP0916183. ASIZP0916971.
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Megamouth shark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Data deficient(DD)  2000-06-30
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